Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award
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The Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award is an annual award bestowed by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. It is named for Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth who led the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.
The award, which was established for the BCRI's 10th anniversary in 2002, is presented at the institute's annual anniversary dinner, held originally at the Sheraton Birmingham ballroom. In 2015 the ceremony was moved to the Alabama Theatre. That year Smokey Robinson performed as part of the program.
Honorees
- 2016: Eleanor Holmes Norton
- 2015: Vernon Jordan
- 2014: C. T. Vivian
- 2013: Andrew Young
- 2012: Bryan Stevenson
- 2011: Charlayne Hunter-Gault
- 2010: James Clyburn
- 2009: Joseph Lowery
- 2008: Joseph Ellwanger
- 2007: Fred Gray
- 2006: Dorothy Cotton
- 2005: John Lewis
- 2004: John Hope Franklin
- 2003: Danny Glover
- 2002: Fred Shuttlesworth
References
- Gray, Jeremy (September 14, 2015) "Vernon Jordan to receive Shuttlesworth award; Smokey Robinson to perform at ceremony." The Birmingham News
External link
- Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award at bcri.org